Holding her grandson in her arms, Queen Letizia had mixed emotions and burst into tears for a while, while others present were also deeply moved.
"I'm sorry..." Aiglon hissed, "I made you tired."
"It's okay, it's okay." Letizia laughed again, wiping her tears while laughing, "I originally hoped that you could live your life anonymously and safely, but you chose to do big things. Maybe this is fate.
Well... I can't stop it, so I can only be worried. Fortunately, the result is satisfactory, and God bless you..."
Then, the old woman let go of her arms and turned her eyes to Theresa next to her.
She was very satisfied with this granddaughter-in-law at first, but now she loves her to the extreme.
"Teresa, let me give you a good hug."
As she spoke, she held the girl in her arms again, "I'm sorry, my grandson has wronged you..."
"You are serious. Your Highness did not wrong me. On the contrary, he took great care of me." Theresa enjoyed her grandma's caress, then smiled and defended her husband, "Being able to be with His Highness and experience those ups and downs, I feel
I’m very happy and I never doubted it for a moment.”
"He is really lucky to have a wife like you." Letizia couldn't help but sigh, "Our family should compensate you well in the future."
"You are wrong to say that. I am also a member of the Bonaparte family now." Teresa replied with a smile, "I should have to fulfill my obligation, just like you did back then, to let this family spread.
It’s only right to carry it forward.”
"That's right, that's right!" Letizia smiled sheepishly, "Indeed, I shouldn't say that. Now you are a member of our family and my closest relative, and Aiglon is
If you are a family member, then you are the wife of the family, and everything in our family should be controlled by you, so what compensation can we ask for?"
At this point, the old man's wrinkled smile became a bit ridiculing, "So, when do you plan to let our family branch out?"
This question made Teresa's face turn red instantly. She lowered her head and did not dare to look at her grandmother again. She just answered softly, "Of course I am ready. It depends on whether His Highness works hard or not."
"How dare he not work hard!" Letizia glanced at Agron.
Aigron felt very embarrassed when he heard this, but in his conscience, he had worked hard enough since he got married.
Fortunately, Letizia didn't want to keep talking about this, so she changed the topic. "Okay, let's stop standing around. I've already had dinner prepared. Let's go eat together."
So, Letizia took the young couple back to the restaurant, and together with Cardinal Fish, the four relatives sat together, suddenly giving the place a warm atmosphere of a family dinner.
"Aigron, how long do you plan to stay in Rome?" Letizia asked while eating.
"It depends on whether everything goes well here. If everything goes well, I will stay here for about two weeks and then leave." Aigron replied.
"Is it so short?" Grandma looked a little depressed, then asked, "Where are you going next? To Parma?"
Although her tone was quite calm, both Agron and Teresa felt the disgust hidden in it. It seemed that she was also very dissatisfied with what her former daughter-in-law had done.
They looked at each other secretly, and then Aigron nodded. "Yes, go and visit my mother... After all, she invited me. As a son, it is right for me to visit her."
In fact, he was unwilling to go at all, entirely because of Teresa's insistence, but in front of his grandmother, he would rather take all the responsibility on himself to avoid her grandmother having any objections to Teresa.
"That's right..." Letizia sighed and agreed with her grandson's opinion, "After all, she is your mother. Now that you are married, it is a bit unreasonable not to see each other. You should always visit. You
How long do you plan to stay there?"
"I don't want to stay there for long, so as not to cause trouble to my mother. She has her family life. As an outsider, I should maintain due respect," Aigron said sarcastically. "I'll probably stay for two or three days and then leave."
"Then where are you going to go next?" Grandma asked again.
"If nothing unexpected happens, we will go to Bavaria." Aigron replied.
This was supposed to be his secret, but he had no need to hide it from his grandma and uncle, so he just told it.
"I had a secret agreement with Metternich to make a member of the Wittelsbach family the king of Greece. As for who to choose, I need to discuss it with the current Bavarian royal family to try to get a good result."
"So that's it!" Letizia suddenly realized.
She didn't care about European politics, let alone the Greek kings, but she still felt very happy when she saw her grandson speaking with ease and confidence.
Back then, her son was drawing on the map of the entire Europe, reshaping the territory of almost all countries, and creating new countries such as the Kingdom of Westphalia, the Kingdom of Italy, and the Grand Duchy of Warsaw.
Who wouldn’t be frightened by the spirit of the world?
Nowadays, in the grandson, you can also find some of the demeanor of the son back then.
Of course, compared to her son, her grandson still has a long way to go, but she is already satisfied enough.
Letizia had not seen Aigron many times, but she had always been worried about this grandson. Seeing him so high-spirited, the more she looked at him, the happier she became.
What old man wouldn’t like to have a grandson like this?
"Since you have already made up your mind, I won't interfere too much. I just wish you all the best." The old woman said with a smile, "But during this time in Rome, you must stay with me...
…Your grandma hasn’t been happy for a long time, and she hopes to have a good time.”
"Of course!" Aiglon nodded immediately and agreed, "I am very happy that I have the opportunity to make up for the regret of not being able to be by your side for a long time... Your kindness is indeed what I have longed for since I was a child."
"Poor child... Where is your fault here? This is clearly a torture of fate to us, and you are the complete victim." Letizia thought of the sad things in the past again, and almost cried again, "
This torture started when your father disrespected God and broke with the church. God punished his arrogance, and in the end let us use suffering to atone for our sins! We are fine, after all, we have lived a hard life and can bear the blow; but what about you...I
Poor grandson, you have suffered so much!"
While sighing, she advised her grandson, "So you must take him as a lesson, and always remember to be pious to God and respect the church. The reason why you were able to escape from the prison and do such a great thing must be
God’s will is the Almighty Lord’s blessing for you. Our family is so lucky to be favored by God twice, so you must not betray the Lord this time! As long as you can always follow God’s will, then even if
You won't be able to become an emperor in the future, but at least you have a place in Rome. It's better than becoming a lonely ghost. You must remember my advice."
The old man said this with a cry in his voice.
Although she was once the empress dowager of the empire, Letizia was essentially just an ordinary old Italian lady, devoutly religious and compassionate. She had neither the ambition of a politician nor the unscrupulous cruelty. In her view, her children and grandchildren
Everything we have received is too dreamy, and there is no other explanation other than being favored by God.
Therefore, the destruction of the empire is naturally a punishment sent by God.
She does not ask her grandson to ascend the throne in the future, but only hopes that he can live a safe life and continue the family bloodline, so she is particularly afraid that he will make the same mistakes again and commit the sin of arrogance and disrespect.
Aigron could only listen silently to the old man's advice.
He does not mind cooperating with the Roman Church, but in essence, the church is just a tool for him, which means that he will inevitably have both cooperation and conflict with the church in the future. This is not surprising. Since the Middle Ages, France and Germany have
Which monarch in the world has not had this problem?
But there was no need for him to tell his grandmother these words, so as not to disappoint her.
After his grandmother finished talking, Eggron changed the subject.
"By the way, this time I come to Rome and plan to visit Uncle Lucien. Can you send someone to inform him? I would like to ask for his opinion before visiting."
"That's great." Letizia smiled and nodded, "I've already sent someone to notify him. I think he will be very happy to meet your nephew. After all, I met him during this time.
He always praises you very much."
Hearing what his grandmother said, Aigron couldn't help but have expectations.
"I'm so grateful that he cared about me so much."
He had not seen this third uncle since he was born. Lucien lived in seclusion in Rome before 1815, and by the time he returned to France to help his brother in 1815, Aiglon had already been brought to Vienna by Louisa in 1814.
Among Napoleon's brothers, he didn't have a good impression of Uncle Lucien, whom he had never met. After all, he was talented and proud, but he was also famous for being frivolous and greedy for money, which even kept Napoleon from power.
He dared to disobey Napoleon when he was at the height of his power, and refused all his rewards to leave France. This courage is also worthy of admiration; but his personal ambition is also exposed. He has publicly declared many times in the past that he will be Napoleon's heir.
, and finally received a stern warning from Napoleon who couldn't bear it anymore.
Of course, the uncle is just an uncle. He is the absolute master of the Bonaparte family, and he will never allow his uncle to offend him.
"Speaking of your uncle, I think of the other children..." Letizia sighed suddenly, "I really hope that one day I can see my children and grandchildren reunited."
At this point in time, Letizia's adult sons, except Napoleon, were all still alive (of her daughters, only the former Queen of Naples, Caterina, was still alive), and were scattered in all directions.
Joseph lived in seclusion in the United States and bought a large piece of real estate in New York; Lucien lived in seclusion in Rome; Louis lived in seclusion in Florence; and the younger son Jerome also lived in the castle in Trieste with his wife Karina.
In the past, the original members of this family wore crowns and ruled half of the European continent, but now they are separated. It can be said that the sky is full of stars.
For the old lady, she no longer cares about glory and wealth. It is only her children and grandchildren that make her uneasy. Thinking back to the grand scenes of the past, and then thinking about the present, she inevitably feels a little sad.
"There will be a day, grandma." Teresa quickly comforted the old lady. "We now have two cousins working by our side. Once we come to France in the future, we will take care of the other family members.
You can also spend your remaining years in Paris.”
"Then I will try to find a way to live so that I can see that day." Queen Letizia replied with a smile. "But I heard that Louis seemed to have a conflict with you before?"
"It can't be said to be a conflict, it's just that he and we have some differences of opinion." Aigron replied.
Then, he told his grandma the whole story of how his uncle Louis went to the Island of Monte Cristo and then refused to sponsor him, and then he added that Queen Ortense gave him money generously.
"This selfish son!" Letizia was really angry. "He is not as sensible as his wife! Has he forgotten that he can't have a penny without his brother! He actually dares to ask you
Standing idly by while help comes...what a bastard son!"
"Perhaps the past events have made him feel grudge. After all, he was once the king of the Netherlands." Aigron replied calmly.
"You can't be blamed for what happened in the past. As a member of the family, he should do his best to help you!" Letizia was still angry and took a sip of broth to calm down slightly, "Forget it... I'm here.
At my old age, I can't control these unscrupulous descendants, but don't worry, Aigron, your grandmother is completely on your side, and she will do everything possible to support you."
Then she looked at Theresa again, "Teresa, do you remember? I said before that I would leave all my property to you to take charge of."
"You don't have to..." Teresa said quickly.
"I think it is extremely necessary." Letizia interrupted her with a smile, "At this age, I can't tell when I will die, so I need to sort out my property and make a plan in advance.
Be prepared, so that everyone will not argue about it. My property was given by Napoleon, and it should be given to you now. The reason why I was stingy with Aiglon before was just because I was afraid that he would take risks. Now that he is married to you
, then I don’t have to worry. I have been inventorying my property during this period, including real estate, mansions and jewelry. After I make a detailed list, I will hand it over to you. From now on, you can do whatever you want with it.
OK."
Agron and Teresa looked at each other. As the empress dowager of the empire, Letizia has not suffered much liquidation, so she does have quite a lot of property in her name. If these can be given to them, it will indeed be
can relieve their financial pressure.
As the heir of the family, wouldn't it be reasonable to receive these gifts?
"Thank you, grandma." Aigron thanked the old woman sincerely.
"Silly boy, a camel can't go through the eye of a needle, and I can't take the money to heaven. I'm just happy to be able to use it to help you!" Letizia said with a smile.
In this way, the grandfather and grandson were chatting at the dining table, with Teresa chiming in from time to time. The table was filled with laughter and laughter, and the atmosphere was intimate.
At this time, the attendant who went to deliver the news came back, and he brought another news that Aiglon's uncle Lucien Bonaparte had arrived at his mother's residence, waiting to meet his nephew.